On This Day

Wednesday, August 12, 1992

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 66 48 .579 --
Orioles 65 49 .570 1.0
Brewers 60 53 .531 5.5
Tigers 54 62 .466 13.0
Red Sox 52 61 .460 13.5
Yankees 52 62 .456 14.0
Indians 52 62 .456 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 69 45 .605 --
Twins 66 48 .579 3.0
White Sox 58 54 .518 10.0
Rangers 58 59 .496 12.5
Angels 52 63 .452 17.5
Royals 51 63 .447 18.0
Mariners 45 71 .388 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 65 49 .570 --
Expos 63 52 .548 2.5
Cubs 55 58 .487 9.5
Cardinals 53 60 .469 11.5
Mets 52 61 .460 12.5
Phillies 47 67 .412 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 67 44 .604 --
Reds 64 48 .571 3.5
Padres 63 51 .553 5.5
Giants 53 61 .465 15.5
Astros 50 64 .439 18.5
Dodgers 48 65 .425 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shane Mack 4
1 Don Mattingly 4
1 Chico Walker 4
4 Joe Carter 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Daryl Boston 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Devereaux 5
2 Jay Bell 3
2 Daryl Boston 3
2 Juan Gonzalez 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Esteban Beltre 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Henry Cotto 1
1 Bernard Gilkey 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Harnisch 999.00
2 Mark Langston 2.00
2 Scott Sanderson 2.00
4 Bruce Ruffin 1.50
5 Chris Nabholz 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Dave Fleming 1
1 Xavier Hernandez 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Ruffin 9
2 Scott Sanderson 8
3 David Cone 6
3 Dave Fleming 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Joe Grahe 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Jeff Nelson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Sheffield .337
2 John Kruk .335
3 Edgar Martinez .334
4 Shane Mack .332
5 Andy Van Slyke .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 35
2 Juan Gonzalez 28
3 Cecil Fielder 26
3 Fred McGriff 26
5 Joe Carter 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 98
2 Mark McGwire 86
3 George Bell 84
4 Joe Carter 80
4 Darren Daulton 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 58
2 Delino DeShields 41
3 Brady Anderson 40
3 Luis Polonia 40
5 Pat Listach 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Tewksbury 1.95
2 Bill Swift 2.19
3 Roger Clemens 2.20
4 Greg Maddux 2.26
5 Kevin Appier 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 17
2 Kevin Brown 16
3 Jack McDowell 15
4 Greg Maddux 14
4 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 206
2 John Smoltz 157
3 Melido Perez 153
4 Roger Clemens 147
5 Sid Fernandez 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 37
2 Rick Aguilera 31
3 Jeff Montgomery 29
4 Lee Smith 28
5 2 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shane Mack .508
2 Gregg Jefferies .500
3 Alex Cole .441
4 Tim Raines .440
5 Lance Johnson .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 6
1 Fred McGriff 6
1 Gary Sheffield 6
4 Joe Carter 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Karros 20
2 Cecil Fielder 18
3 George Bell 17
3 Terry Pendleton 17
3 Robin Ventura 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 10
2 Roberto Alomar 6
2 Brady Anderson 6
2 Otis Nixon 6
2 Tim Raines 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Hammond 0.66
2 John Burkett 0.70
3 Doug Drabek 0.72
4 Mel Rojas 0.75
5 Tim Wakefield 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 3
1 John Burkett 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Mark Eichhorn 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Randy Johnson 22
2 Tim Wakefield 22
4 Melido Perez 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 6
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Jeff Montgomery 5
4 Steve Farr 4
4 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brett Butler .471
2 Shane Mack .467
3 Lance Johnson .430
4 Gregg Jefferies .429
5 Tim Raines .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 9
2 Cecil Fielder 8
2 Fred McGriff 8
4 Darren Daulton 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Karros 29
2 Tom Brunansky 24
3 Cecil Fielder 23
3 Terry Pendleton 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 17
2 Brett Butler 14
3 Lenny Dykstra 13
3 Marquis Grissom 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Wakefield 1.08
2 Bill Swift 1.27
3 Jaime Navarro 1.31
4 Doug Drabek 1.47
5 Brian Barnes 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 4
1 Roger Clemens 4
1 David Cone 4
1 Chuck Crim 4
1 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 52
2 Randy Johnson 48
3 Melido Perez 44
4 Nolan Ryan 39
5 Jack McDowell 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 10
1 John Wetteland 10
3 Joe Grahe 9
4 Jeff Montgomery 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Sheffield .337
2 Shane Mack .334
3 John Kruk .330
4 Edgar Martinez .327
5 Ken Griffey .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 40
2 Cecil Fielder 38
3 Juan Gonzalez 36
4 Fred McGriff 35
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 138
2 Fred McGriff 114
3 Albert Belle 113
4 Ken Griffey 110
5 Mark McGwire 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 84
2 Rickey Henderson 56
2 Luis Polonia 56
4 Delino DeShields 53
5 Tim Raines 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 2.06
2 Roger Clemens 2.31
3 Greg Maddux 2.38
4 Juan Guzman 2.41
5 Bob Tewksbury 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 23
2 John Smoltz 20
3 Roger Clemens 19
3 Bill Gullickson 19
3 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 296
2 Roger Clemens 229
3 John Smoltz 213
4 Greg Maddux 204
5 Juan Guzman 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 47
1 Lee Smith 47
3 Rick Aguilera 42
4 Jeff Montgomery 39
5 2 tied 36